Burma has had sanctions placed upon it since 1997 when they refused to let Aung San Suu Kyi out of house arrest, and now Suu Kyi and her disbanded party have spoken out about them, saying they 'affect only the leaders of the ruling regime and their close business associates, not the majority of the people'.
The UN sanctions on Burma include a trade embargo, and other sanctions from individual countries have made it impossible for western nations to invest and do business with Burma. While this is helpful in showing the lack of support for the military dictatorship, it does leave the field open for other countries, such as China and Thailand to trade with Burma, which is rich in natural resources, and therefore is not as effective as it could be if it were universal across all countries. Countries that have placed sanctions on Burma include the EU, who have banned all aid except for humanitarian assistance and the sale of military equipment and other trading items, the US, who have similar sanctions, (although they do allow the trade and sale of some items as Burma has lots of natural resources), Canada, and Japan. Both Australia and New Zealand have visa restrictions on military officals, but no other sanctions are in place, and the South East Asian group, ASEAN, have opposed the use of sanctions against Burma(who is also a member of ASEAN).
I agree whole heartedly with Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, as the people of Burma should not be punished for the mistakes and failures of their leadership, and i believe that this is the only way that the west can show their support for the NLD (which has been technically been forced to disband by the junta, but still continues to function unofficially) and their lack of support for the military regime.
The UN sanctions on Burma include a trade embargo, and other sanctions from individual countries have made it impossible for western nations to invest and do business with Burma. While this is helpful in showing the lack of support for the military dictatorship, it does leave the field open for other countries, such as China and Thailand to trade with Burma, which is rich in natural resources, and therefore is not as effective as it could be if it were universal across all countries. Countries that have placed sanctions on Burma include the EU, who have banned all aid except for humanitarian assistance and the sale of military equipment and other trading items, the US, who have similar sanctions, (although they do allow the trade and sale of some items as Burma has lots of natural resources), Canada, and Japan. Both Australia and New Zealand have visa restrictions on military officals, but no other sanctions are in place, and the South East Asian group, ASEAN, have opposed the use of sanctions against Burma(who is also a member of ASEAN).
I agree whole heartedly with Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, as the people of Burma should not be punished for the mistakes and failures of their leadership, and i believe that this is the only way that the west can show their support for the NLD (which has been technically been forced to disband by the junta, but still continues to function unofficially) and their lack of support for the military regime.
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